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Convenience stores in Grayson County, TX

The convenience stores in Grayson County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #954 of 2,261 scored counties
#51 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
65
28 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$331M
On groceries · $5,992 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
153,613
+12.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 convenience stores in Grayson County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Grayson County comes to about $331M a year: $5,992 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Grayson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,631 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Grayson County grew 12.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Grayson County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #954 of 2,261 scored counties and #51 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Grayson County compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Grayson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGrayson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.810.38.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,6312,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,992$6,186$6,319
Median household income$72,182$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5542

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 21
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6528 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Grayson County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Grayson County

Population, 2025 estimate
153,613+12.8% since 2020
Households
55,248
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
933 sq. mi.
People per square mile
154
Median household income
$72,182+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,000
Median home value
$248,400
Jobs located here
48,982
Daytime population
126,889Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Grayson County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockwall County, TX96245.8$12.4M+28.9%#6 of 2,261
2Denton County, TX882145.9$11.7M+16.9%#55 of 2,261
3Collin County, TX882706.5$11M+20.6%#58 of 2,261
4Comal County, TX87669.2$7.2M+27.9%#77 of 2,261
5Williamson County, TX841837.3$9.5M+22.3%#106 of 2,261
6Waller County, TX82147.6$8.3M+21.9%#131 of 2,261
7Hays County, TX82868.6$7.4M+24.8%#133 of 2,261
8Montgomery County, TX811967.9$8.4M+24.9%#152 of 2,261
9Travis County, TX803816.5$10.3M+7.2%#167 of 2,261
10Parker County, TX78468.2$8.2M+23.5%#230 of 2,261
51Grayson County, TX556511.8$5.1M+12.8%#954 of 2,261

Other business types in Grayson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Grayson County, TX?

There are 65 convenience stores on map listings in Grayson County as of September 2026. 28 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Grayson County, TX spend on groceries?

About $331M a year, or $5,992 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,248 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grayson County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Grayson County has 11.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Grayson County would have about 42, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,631 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Grayson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Grayson County at 153,613 people in 2025, up 12.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,248 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $72,182, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Grayson County scores 55 for convenience stores (upper middle), #954 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Grayson County

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